DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z June 27, 2015
Smoke: A large area of smoke covers most of Canada as well as parts of Alaska and the central United States. This smoke originates from the numerous wildfires throughout Canada and Alaska. The smoke originating in Alaska is being pulled east and north. The northern portion extends beyond view from geostationary satellite whereas the eastern extent moves southeastward through the Northwest Territories into Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba where it merges with smoke from the Canadian wildfires. In the central region of Canada there are areas of medium to heavy density smoke. The smoke continues east through Ontario and Quebec while also being pulled southward into the central US covering Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana and northern Missouri. -Salemi THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE FIRES AND SMOKE WHICH HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FIRES AND DRIFTED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE FIRE..TYPICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF ONE OR MORE DAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO DESCRIBED. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VIEW A GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF THESE AND OTHER PLUMES WHICH ARE LESS EXTENSIVE AND STILL ATTACHED TO THE SOURCE FIRE IN VARIOUS GRAPHIC FORMATS ON OUR WEB SITE: JPEG: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/land/hms.html GIS: http://www.firedetect.noaa.gov/viewer.htm KML: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/FIRE/kml.html ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov